My company is changing over to windows 10, meaning we will be losing smb1, which in turn means losing our mybook live nas drives. The my book live is housed in the my books familiar bullnosed book form factor, but clothed in a subdued matte charcoal grey vs. The 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage for your photos, music, videos, and more. Nov 05, 2010 western digital s my book series of consumer networkattached storage boxes has a new variant, the my book live. My book live 2tb very slow my book live wd community. Apr 07, 2020 switching to raid 0, the performance increased to 243 mbs read and 250 mbs write. Use your my book as a web and communication server. Hey everyone, im back, now i need to buy an hdd and the 2 options i am down to is the wd 4tb my book and the wd 4tb black my passport. For both mac and windows, the my book comes with a suite of tools in the wd utilities app. The new my book duo models feature options with up to 20tb of storage, include.
Diving into the performance of the newly designed my book showed read and write activity at 171. This means it wont work with computers that only have a usbc port, like. Apr 07, 2020 western digital s my book lives on with the pro model being the quickest external raid storage solution created by wd. Like the performance art of which it represents such a brilliant history, digital performance is itself literally thatnot only a superb history of new media but a fielddefining performance of the trace of the digital in theater, dance, and installation. Massive capacity with up to 14tb of capacity, theres plenty of room to save the massive amounts of photos, videos, and music you love, plus your important documents. Western digitals my book lives on with the pro model being the quickest external raid storage solution created by wd. Plus, wd has introduced a series of easytouse apps to increase the my book s. The 1tb western digital my passport is a utilitarian portable hard drive that features a fun design and solid performance at a decent price. This is a tool that calculates the performance at the system and component level and most often represents typical home user workloads for all types of pcs, tablets, mobile workstations, and desktops storage solutions. This is my second my book my first one is a 1 tb yes that old. The things that the my passport option has in favor is the portability and not having to use an extra wall socket to power it up it only uses its usb 3 cable. Windows back up will not work on this wd drive even if i set it up for just my admin account only. The my book world edition is a consumer product so performance was not a top priority.
The wd my book duo 2017 edition is certainly a class act that combines new styling with excellent performance and potentially massive capacities. I have a western digital my book 1 3tb external hard drive. Accessbook a nice and fast portal for sharing files and photos with your friends. Western digital releases my book external raid usb. Switching to raid 0, the performance increased to 243 mbs read and 250 mbs write. Western digital my book 8tb unboxing overview performance. With up to 14tb of storage capacity, you can trust your my book drive to be the home of your digital life. Performance benchmarks western digital my book 8tb and. Jan 20, 2017 the 4tb rrp has yet to be announced, but 2tb and 3tb models cost just. The western digital my book world edition is a high performance network storage solution wrapped inside an attractive casing that allows you to.
The ex2 ultra features a marvell armada 385 cpu and 1gb of memory. We found the speed differences between them to be small. The first interesting comparison in the table below is between the my book with the 5400 rpm helioseal drive and the gtechnology gdrive with thunderbolt over usb 3. My problem seems to be windows,no matter what the actual problem starts out to be. We have a buffalo drive which is just a simple click on the. Western digital today has released its newest desktop external raid drives.
With a good mix of capacity, pricing, and performance, its a shooin as our latest editors choice for desktop external hard. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. The reason that i have five is because they are solid drives at an outstanding price. The western digital 8tb my book is a capacious and bulky external hard drive that. How do i switch our my book lives over to smb2 or above. Oct, 2016 to further test the performance of the new wd my passport, we tested with pcmark on the z640 workstation. The reloads were not related to the use of this drive. For those who might not be up to date on the latest connection standards, usb 3. Wd black 6tb performance desktop hard disk drive 7200 rpm sata 6gbs 128mb cache 3.
The passport is a usb powered drive and my book essentials is externally powered. Western digital my book essential wdbacw0030hbk 3tb. Jul 12, 2014 western digital my book duo wdblwe0080jch. The wd my book thunderbolt duo in the 8tb capacity tested here. The second interesting comparison is between the my passport and the lacie porsche design mobile drive. To further test the performance of the new wd my passport, we tested with pcmark on the z640 workstation. As with the my book live, you can also back up your pc to the my cloud over your network. The new wd my book is both smaller and uses very different design than the older model, as it now sports angled corners compared to the rounded front panel used before. Western digital my book live packs great performance in a. The front panel carries only a lone, tiny light that. Apr 24, 2020 western digital 4tb black my passport portable external hard drive usb 3. Personally if i was going to use a drive to run much video id want one with a fan for better cooling.
A better, more secure alternative to cloud storage. While the 1 mb sequential access traces show the 7200 rpm drive in better light. Western digitals my book series of consumer networkattached storage boxes has a new variant, the my book live. Lead worship and play along with 12 of the bestloved modern hymn.
Western digital 4tb black my passport portable external hard drive usb 3. Build the ultimate gaming rig or install in your notebook. With new sharing featuresincluding a filesharing portaland great performance. The automotive industry is undergoing significant transformation with electrification and the development of autonomous vehicles.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. To read this book is to enter deeply into the creative artistic imagination which codes. As long as you have gigabit ethernet, you should see anywhere from 40mbs90mbs depending on the size and length of files you transfer. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster.
Oct 11, 2016 diving into the performance of the newly designed my book showed read and write activity at 171. Popular performance books meet your next favorite book. The front panel carries only a lone, tiny light that changes colors and blinks to alert you of its many moods. Wd my book is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. The mammoth 8tb capacity on the wd 8tb my book is the largest i have seen to date of this size in terms of. The wd my cloud ex2 ultra deliverd solid performances on both our read and write benchmarks. My book live duo personal cloud storage device is a highperformance dualdrive system providing secure wireless access to your media and files from any computer, tablet, or smartphone when connected to a wireless router. Performance benchmarks western digital my book 8tb and my.
Mar 20, 2009 the western digital my book world edition is a high performance network storage solution wrapped inside an attractive casing that allows you to share files with multiple computers over the. The my book live is housed in the my book s familiar bullnosed book form factor, but clothed in a subdued matte charcoal grey vs. There isnt much at all to getting the my book going. Based on 2,448 user benchmarks for the wd my book and the my passport, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 usbs. My book 8tb desktop hard drive with password protection and. Oct 19, 2016 the 1tb western digital my passport is a utilitarian portable hard drive that features a fun design and solid performance at a decent price. The wd my book thunderbolt duo in the 8tb capacity tested here today carries a good deal of quality within its. I purchased this after getting into digital photography and, unfortunately, after losing a lot of data on a portable hd which i dropped. The 8 tb version of the western digital my book offers reliability, fast. The larger the file size, the better performance you will get.
Nov 11, 2017 the surface book 2 changes this equation, but only slightly. Performing a workaround on windows 10 is not an option. Feb 28, 2017 the 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage for your photos, music, videos, and more. The new my book duo models feature options with up to 20tb of storage, include usbc and usba ports, and have a 3year. Aug 22, 2017 western digital today has released its newest desktop external raid drives. With new sharing featuresincluding a filesharing portal. The western digital my book sports the same look as the recent my cloud networkattached. My book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life. Wd red 8tb nas hard disk drive 5400 rpm class sata 6gbs 128mb cache 3. They were standing on chairs adn lying on the floor, they were funny, they charmed everyone in the pub apart from an old drunk ditting next to the drum kit. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as wd my book or wd my passport for mac. Web server use your my book as a secure web and php server. This was also the case with the sharespace, which was faulted by many people for its slow often under.
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